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Nagpur: Anti-viral drugs like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab may have grabbed attention in the recent past, but leading physicians strongly recommend a co.
Nagpur: Rural parts of the district have seen 38 people under 30 years age group die of Covid-19 in March and April this year. This number, though higher than 23 of this age group who died in August-September last year, which was peak of the first wave, is substantially lower in percentage terms.
As per data from Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), 3.46% of total 1,098 deceased were below 30 years in March and April (second wave). The comparable figure forthis age group in peak of first wave was 5.21% of total 441 who died then. However, it was just one (1.22%) of 82 deaths in January and February that can be considered typical months of first wave. Of total fatalities, 59.26% deaths were recorded in last two months alone.
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NAGPUR: A 62-year-old diabetic man with a stent in his heart survived two back-to-back heart attacks at a city hospital recently, when he was revived from cardiac arrest almost 35 minutes after his heart stopped beating. Such survivals are not rare for heart institutes but in this case the patient had many difficult conditions. Neither age nor cardiac health of the patient was in favour, plus he had severe diabetes. Moreover, Covid-19 conditions placed additional limitations on doctors.
Senior cardiologist Dr Prashant Jagtap shared this case with TOI, which, he said, is an example of how team work and continuous use of CPR can save serious patients from near death situation.